Description: This series of books recalls true accounts of a girl's life growing up in a pioneer family.
Genre: Historical Novel
Questionable Situations: In some of these books, Laura and her family carried a disrespectful and fearful attitude toward Native Americans.
Public Opinion: In spite of the controversary surrounding the depiction of the Ingalls' attitudes toward Native Americans, this series remains a much loved favorite of children and adults alike. "In the LIttle House books, Laura Ingalls Wilder created both a much-loved masterwork of children's literature and a vivid firsthand narrative approach of an epoch in the settling of America." - Caroline Fraser.
History of Censorship: In the 1990s, the Little House series became targeted by book banners. In 1993, parents of students in Thibodaux, LA, demanded the books be removed from the schools' shelves because they felt the books were offensive to Native Americans. In Sturgis, North Dakota, the books were banned from classrooms for the same reasons.
Author: Laura Ingalls Wilder
Description: This series of books recalls true accounts of a girl's life growing up in a pioneer family.
Genre: Historical Novel
Questionable Situations: In some of these books, Laura and her family carried a disrespectful and fearful attitude toward Native Americans.
Public Opinion: In spite of the controversary surrounding the depiction of the Ingalls' attitudes toward Native Americans, this series remains a much loved favorite of children and adults alike. "In the LIttle House books, Laura Ingalls Wilder created both a much-loved masterwork of children's literature and a vivid firsthand narrative approach of an epoch in the settling of America." - Caroline Fraser.
History of Censorship: In the 1990s, the Little House series became targeted by book banners. In 1993, parents of students in Thibodaux, LA, demanded the books be removed from the schools' shelves because they felt the books were offensive to Native Americans. In Sturgis, North Dakota, the books were banned from classrooms for the same reasons.
Developmental Age: Grades 3 and up